Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Volvo Truck VNL
Compared with Volvo Truck VNL · Volvo Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 113
- Fatal crashes
- 113
- Deaths inside
- 18
- Other deaths
- 111
Between 2020 and 2024, 113 vehicles described as 2017 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 113 fatal crashes in the United States. 18 people died inside these vehicles and 111 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
14%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 28 |
| 2021 | 3 | 29 |
| 2022 | 7 | 30 |
| 2023 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 55 percent of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 8%
- About two-thirds of the share for Volvo Truck: 7%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Volvo Truck: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 48%
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 48%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.4% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 49.6% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 78 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 10 |
| Snow | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 56 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 39 |
| Dark - Lighted | 13 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 11 |
| Florida | 7 |
| Indiana | 7 |
| California | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Maryland | 5 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2022 | Pierce County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota | I-35 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Kimball County, Nebraska | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Northampton County, Virginia | US-13 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Fayette County, Texas | SR-71/TX INDEPENDENCE TRL | 3 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Surry County, North Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Henderson County, North Carolina | US-25 ASHEVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Ross County, Ohio | US-23 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Marshall County, Oklahoma | SR-32 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-55 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-11 CHEROKEE SCENIC HILLS | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Otero County, New Mexico | US-54 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Anderson County, Texas | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona | I-40 US-93 PURPLE HEART TRL | 3 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Lassen County, California | US-395 | 2 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10/KATY FWY | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | I-80 | 1 |
| May 25, 2021 | Cook County, Illinois | I-294 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Weston, Broward County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.